diff --git a/RNTester/android/app/build.gradle b/RNTester/android/app/build.gradle
index 3cacfe040..bc2423dd6 100644
--- a/RNTester/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/RNTester/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ android {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
-    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:27.1.1'
+    implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
+    implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:27.1.1'
 
     // Build React Native from source
-    compile project(':ReactAndroid')
+    implementation project(':ReactAndroid')
 }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/build.gradle b/ReactAndroid/build.gradle
index 54a139e71..7c88ab301 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/build.gradle
+++ b/ReactAndroid/build.gradle
@@ -293,29 +293,29 @@ android {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compile 'com.facebook.infer.annotation:infer-annotation:0.11.2'
-    compile 'javax.inject:javax.inject:1'
-    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:27.1.1'
-    compile "com.facebook.fresco:fresco:${FRESCO_VERSION}"
-    compile "com.facebook.fresco:imagepipeline-okhttp3:${FRESCO_VERSION}"
-    compile 'com.facebook.soloader:soloader:0.5.1'
-    compile 'com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:3.0.2'
-    compile "com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:${OKHTTP_VERSION}"
-    compile "com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp-urlconnection:${OKHTTP_VERSION}"
-    compile 'com.squareup.okio:okio:1.14.0'
+    api 'com.facebook.infer.annotation:infer-annotation:0.11.2'
+    api 'javax.inject:javax.inject:1'
+    api 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:27.1.1'
+    api "com.facebook.fresco:fresco:${FRESCO_VERSION}"
+    api "com.facebook.fresco:imagepipeline-okhttp3:${FRESCO_VERSION}"
+    api 'com.facebook.soloader:soloader:0.5.1'
+    api 'com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:3.0.2'
+    api "com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:${OKHTTP_VERSION}"
+    api "com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp-urlconnection:${OKHTTP_VERSION}"
+    api 'com.squareup.okio:okio:1.14.0'
     compile 'org.webkit:android-jsc:r174650'
 
-    testCompile "junit:junit:${JUNIT_VERSION}"
-    testCompile "org.powermock:powermock-api-mockito:${POWERMOCK_VERSION}"
-    testCompile "org.powermock:powermock-module-junit4-rule:${POWERMOCK_VERSION}"
-    testCompile "org.powermock:powermock-classloading-xstream:${POWERMOCK_VERSION}"
-    testCompile "org.mockito:mockito-core:${MOCKITO_CORE_VERSION}"
-    testCompile "org.easytesting:fest-assert-core:${FEST_ASSERT_CORE_VERSION}"
-    testCompile "org.robolectric:robolectric:${ROBOLECTRIC_VERSION}"
+    testImplementation "junit:junit:${JUNIT_VERSION}"
+    testImplementation "org.powermock:powermock-api-mockito:${POWERMOCK_VERSION}"
+    testImplementation "org.powermock:powermock-module-junit4-rule:${POWERMOCK_VERSION}"
+    testImplementation "org.powermock:powermock-classloading-xstream:${POWERMOCK_VERSION}"
+    testImplementation "org.mockito:mockito-core:${MOCKITO_CORE_VERSION}"
+    testImplementation "org.easytesting:fest-assert-core:${FEST_ASSERT_CORE_VERSION}"
+    testImplementation "org.robolectric:robolectric:${ROBOLECTRIC_VERSION}"
 
-    androidTestCompile fileTree(dir: 'src/main/third-party/java/buck-android-support/', include: ['*.jar'])
-    androidTestCompile 'com.android.support.test:runner:0.3'
-    androidTestCompile "org.mockito:mockito-core:${MOCKITO_CORE_VERSION}"
+    androidTestImplementation fileTree(dir: 'src/main/third-party/java/buck-android-support/', include: ['*.jar'])
+    androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test:runner:0.3'
+    androidTestImplementation "org.mockito:mockito-core:${MOCKITO_CORE_VERSION}"
 }
 
 apply from: 'release.gradle'
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 6128d6796..582fa4657 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -7,13 +7,10 @@ buildscript {
     repositories {
         jcenter()
         mavenLocal()
-        maven {
-            url 'https://maven.google.com/'
-            name 'Google'
-        }
+        google()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.3.3'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.1.4'
         classpath 'de.undercouch:gradle-download-task:3.4.3'
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
@@ -25,10 +22,7 @@ allprojects {
     repositories {
         jcenter()
         mavenLocal()
-        maven {
-            url 'https://maven.google.com/'
-            name 'Google'
-        }
+        google()
 
         def androidSdk = System.getenv("ANDROID_SDK")
         maven {
diff --git a/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/app/build.gradle b/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/app/build.gradle
index 31a0da9a5..793eae821 100644
--- a/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -137,9 +137,9 @@ android {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compile fileTree(dir: "libs", include: ["*.jar"])
-    compile "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:${rootProject.ext.supportLibVersion}"
-    compile "com.facebook.react:react-native:+"  // From node_modules
+    implementation fileTree(dir: "libs", include: ["*.jar"])
+    implementation "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:${rootProject.ext.supportLibVersion}"
+    implementation "com.facebook.react:react-native:+"  // From node_modules
 }
 
 // Run this once to be able to run the application with BUCK
diff --git a/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/build.gradle b/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/build.gradle
index 8638267d1..0c58813ff 100644
--- a/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/build.gradle
+++ b/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/build.gradle
@@ -3,13 +3,10 @@
 buildscript {
     repositories {
         jcenter()
-        maven {
-            url 'https://maven.google.com/'
-            name 'Google'
-        }
+        google()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.3.3'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.1.4'
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files
@@ -24,10 +21,7 @@ allprojects {
             // All of React Native (JS, Obj-C sources, Android binaries) is installed from npm
             url "$rootDir/../node_modules/react-native/android"
         }
-        maven {
-            url 'https://maven.google.com/'
-            name 'Google'
-        }
+        google()
     }
 }